character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
intellectual disability; mental disability
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
children's song; nursery rhyme
on the occasion of; at the time of
word game; wordplay; playing with words
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
zero (points, marks); no marks; zero (of a function); root; zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
physical education; PE; gym (class)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
as a child; when one was a child
cram school; private tutoring school
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
bright person; talented student; prodigy
civil affairs; civil case
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind